Jeromesville teen killed in U.S. 30 crash

An 18-year-old Jeromesville woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday night at the intersection of U.S. 30 and County Road 2175.

The Ashland post of the State Highway Patrol released the identities of the car's occupants Friday morning.

The driver, Brooke N. Lewis, 18, of Jeromesville, was southbound on County Road 2175. She failed to stop at a stop sign at U.S. 30 westbound and did not yield as she crossed traffic into the eastbound lanes, when her 1999 Saturn SE2 was struck by a semi-truck around 8 p.m.

Lewis was not wearing her seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Highway Patrol press release.

Lewis' passenger, Cheyenne M. Spidel, 18, of Perrysville, suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to Cleveland Metro Hospital, and remains in critical condition, according to the Highway Patrol.

A Hayesville squad transported the driver of the tractor-trailer, Dale A. Douglass, 59, of Dennison, Ohio, to Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries.

State Highway Patrol, Ashland County Sheriff's Office and Jeromesville Fire Department were on the scene and had Ohio 30 eastbound closed for at least two hours.

The crash remains under investigation, but alcohol has been ruled out as a cause.